Now's the Time to Take Advantage of Those Hot Student Discounts in Cleveland

Whether you're living on ramen or going hog-wild with daddy's credit card, all students should absolutely take advantage of the college-specific discounts in Cleveland. Grab your student ID, a couple of drinking buddies (unless you're under 21, of course) and check out these educational yet inspiring experiences. You won't be a student forever ... hopefully.

Through December, the theater is presenting The Music Man, JuliusCaesar and, as always, A Christmas Carol. Students can get deeply discounted tickets for $13, except for the theater's bread and butter, A Christmas Carol, which is still $26 a ticket.

Join the Cleveland Orchestra's Student Advantage program and most shows (at Severance Hall, Blossom Music Center or otherwise) are just $15 a ticket. That means you can experience one of the best orchestras on the planet for basically the same price as an actually good cheese pizza.

Students under 25 can pick up tickets at Cleveland Play House for as little as $15; Cleveland State University students can grab tickets for as low as $6. However, CSU tickets can only be purchased 90 minutes prior to the evening's performance. Appearing on the stage through December are Into the Breeches!, Pipeline, Every Brilliant Thing and A Christmas Story.

College students only have to pay $24 to get in to see Michael Jackson's glove, a $2 discount off of general admission. However, all Cleveland residents (with valid ID) can currently get into the museum for free. Northeast Ohio residents, with 440-443 area codes, can roll in for just $21.

The center's motto is "Stay curious." And while the stop only offers a $1 discount to students, we know that kid part of you wants to check out the included NASA Glenn Visitor Center.

Technology:

Technology companies are mostly out to bleed the world of money, but when it comes to students, some take pity. Adobe Creative Cloud offers discounts of up to 60 percent to students, and Windows computer users can get Microsoft Office for free. Amazon wants student business so badly they're offering Amazon Prime for free for the first six months. Basically before purchasing anything technological, check to see if there's a discount.

Movie Theaters:

You probably already knew this from all those hot dates in high school, but movie theaters do offer student discounts. Depending on the location you choose, Regal and AMC theaters cost around $10 for college kids. And the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque's screenings are only $7 for anyone under 25.

— Laura Morrison

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QUEER ON CAMPUS:
A RESOURCE GUIDE

Being queer in college can be a totally different experience than being queer in high school. Young LGBTQ people face considerable risks compared to their heterosexual, cisgender peers. In general, high schoolers who identify as LGB are nearly five times as likely to attempt suicide as straight students, reports the National Alliance on Mental Illness. And while LGBT people are more likely to complete high school and some college than those who are not LGBT, queer folks are less likely to earn a bachelor's degree or obtain a post-graduate degree, according to a Gallup Daily Tracking survey.

Luckily, resources are available to people of all ages, on college campuses and in surrounding communities. Allow this list to be a starting point for you; it isn't comprehensive.

College Resources

Maybe you came from a high school that didn't offer many resources. Maybe you waited until college to come out. Maybe you are facing conflicts with family, or maybe you just need some extra support during college. Regardless, your school can often help you. Many Ohio colleges ranked high on the Campus Pride Index last year, which is determined based on factors such as policy, academics, housing, safety, health, recruitment, retention and more.

The LGBT Center provides personalized, gender inclusive housing options by reviewing each request and going through a "hands-on" process to match students with a roommate based not on gender, but on who they'd be comfortable living with, Elisabeth Roccoforte, the director of the LGBT Center told Scene.

The Student Information System has a pronoun option that will transfer to every course roster.

Theta Pi Sigma is an LGBTQ-focused, gender inclusive Greek organization that is working with other fraternities and sororities to help "make sure Greek life on campus is really integrated with the LGBT community," Emma McCann, the president of Theta Pi Sigma, told Scene.

The LGBTQ+ Center has a brochure of resources tailored to non-students, as 664 community members visited the center during the last academic year, according to the center's annual report. There are resources listed both on- and off-campus, in case folks can't make it out to the Akron or Cleveland areas, said Ken Ditlevson, the director of the LGBTQ+ Center.